The Premier League headed to Brentwood in Essex for the fourth week of play. The first of two games was between Mark Selby and Ding Junhui, Selby was playing his third game while Ding was playing his fourth. Ding set out the fastest as he secured the first frame 123-0 via two visits, Selby only had two failed long shots. Selby was still without a pot halfway into the second frame as Ding went 44 ahead, but this time Selby took a chance and took the frame 70-49. Ding hit back again in the third with another whitewash of 78 to take a 2-1 lead, he then went onto secure the point in the fourth frame winning it 74-9. The game was over in the fifth frame as Ding secured victory with the first century break of the night, winning 103-1. Selby restored some pride in the final frame but missed out on a possible 147 and had to settle with a 97. This leaves Ding on four points from four games with Selby on two from three.
The other game of the night saw Ronnie O'Sullivan take on Shaun Murphy; there was tension in the air as Murphy had branded Ronnie as pathetic and offensive after Ronnie was forced to complete a 147 in the World Open. The tension was very much apparent in the first frame as both players missed easy shots. It looked like Murphy had secured the frame with a fluke but he then missed a blue which allowed Ronnie to win the frame 71-66. Murphy hit back in the second frame with a break of 90 to win 104-5 but Ronnie missed out on a century in the third as he missed the final red on the table and had to settle with 93. Again Murphy equalised in the fourth with a 72 break to Ronnie's 15 and then Murphy secured the point in the penultimate frame after Ronnie missed a green, he played the shot with the rest up in the air to the bemusement of the commentators, this allowed Murphy to win 64-51. However like his previous two matches, Ronnie won the final frame to secure a point and just like against Fu he did it with a century break, this one being a 110. This leaves both players on three points from three games but Ronnie is still yet to win a match.
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